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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
Society Life at Washington.


Meals at ali hours and visiting at all hours
might truly be written of the habits of Wash
ington society at present. Breakfast at noon,
lunch at two, and tea from four to six, din
ner at half-past seven, and supper after an
evening party, or after the theater or opera,
are the tempting invitations the society lady
receives, and sometimes she has them all for
one day, and tries to accept at least three of
them. One young belle, whose pretty face is
beginning to show by its pallor the conse-
quences of such constant dissipation, con-
fessed, the LIST day of February, that she had
attended the opera the previous night and
had taken supper with her party OF friends
later, 50 did not get to bed until a. M. vet
had gone to lunch the same day, to a tea in
the afternoon, was going out to dinner that
evening, and to a ball afterward. A matron
who entertains great deal mentions at
tending three parties the same evening, and
yet reached home before midnight; for one
must learn dispatch and how to utilize every
moment when engagements are so numerous.
" GU must forgive me If l do not remove my
bonnet, said Washington lady as she en-
tered friends parlOr to assist her in re-
celylng, about O'Clock one afternoon lately,
but have had no time to have my hair
dressed since before this time yesterday,
when 1t was arranged for me to receive at
home. was at ball until o'clock this
morning, and was so tired that when | went
to bed just tied tissue veil over my head
TO keep my hair in order, knowing that L
should have no time to have it dressed to-
day. so rose at II, and got ready to attend
lunch at130 O'Clock, and have just come
from 1t now"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
MAGAZINE NOTICES

The March Wide Awake has for frontispiece
one of Hassam's weekday pictures,Y entitled A
Late March Afternoon. Garrett, too, has some
characteristic work both in his strong drawings
for Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford's ballad Blind
Milton, and his fancifnl sketches of Miss Guiney's
Fairy Folk All. Sandham's Mexican drawings
illustrate Fred 0her's serial, Montezuma's Gold
Mines, Merrill's spirited pen-and-ink sketches de-
pict scenes in Mr.. Talbots comady-serial Romr-
lus and Remus, and Mrs. .Champneys Indian Sc
rial, Howing Wolf and his Trick-Pony: one of
kemble's Southern pictures illustrates the La
lfose Blanche Story of The Dish-Rag Bonnet q
story both pathetic and humorous; and Beard
has made some good drawings for G. Il. Holders
paper on the The Coral Country. But perhaps
the most Interesting features are among the uni
ustrated articles which include the last of the
Longfelow papers L0ngfellow and The Children,
by Sew Samuel Longfellow; a botanical Epaper by
Grant Allen, entitled A New England Flower: a
Bainbino; a story by Penn Shirley, Boys Law
suit and a sketch of Western school girl editor
A Colorado Wasp.
Is the American Woman Overdressed? gives
Mrs. Helen Campbell an excellent subject for
bright and well written paper, and which is de-
servedly given the place of honor in the March
Brooklyn Magazine. Thousands of women will
doubtless read Mrs. Campbelps article with keen
est interest. Queen Elizabeth and her suitors is
anot er gossipy. and entertaining paper in which
Mr.. Edward b. Williams reviews the loves of Eng
lands fascinating qeen. DIR. T. Dewitt Talmage
tell his experience In smoking My First Cigar ann
Seaton DoDoh0 relates several spirited stories in
the third OF his series of papers Stories and Mem
res OF washington. Mr.. Beecher closes the
number with four OF his sermons, revised by him
self.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
Yesterdays Election.

The result of yesterdays election was a
Republican victory of much greater size
than was anticipated by the most sanguine
Of Mr. Chapman's supporters. The total
vote was very large for municipal election,
and Mr.. chapman's vote was larger than
was ever received by amy candidate for
Mayor. Last year he received 5000 votes,
this year he gets $500, gain which testifies
TO the excellence of his administration and
his popularity with the people of Port
land. better than any words can.
The Republicans gave him a hearty
and united support of which which he
has good reason to be proud, and not few
Democrats appear to have voted for him.
Five out of seven wards were carried by tile
Republicans, insuring them strong control
of both branches of the City Council The
management of the city's affairs for the year
to come viii 6e, therefore, in the hands of
the Republicans, and the responsibility will
be upon them. There can be no doubt that
the excellence of last years administration
will be duplicated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
The Republicans in Ward did nobly


Governor Hill Of New York has at last, af-
ter waiting eight months, consented to the
removal of General Shaler from his Office of
chairman of the New York board of health
General Shaler was accused Of bribery in
another Office, aud the evidence as it APP
peared in an investigation and in his trial on
an indictment for the crime, seemed to the
general public conclusive. The prosecution
failed, however, by the disagreement of the
jury. The mayor, who may with the ap-
proval of the governor remove that officer,
did his best eight months ago, but the gov
ernor has until this time allowed the scandal
to continue Of retaining at the head of one
of the great city departments man indicted
for official corruption. and generally be-
lieyed to be guilty. The prosecution against
him has been dropped, and the governor as
signs this as the reason for his action, but,
ii 1t should affect his dealing with the case
at all, it should rather be reason for mac
tion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The failure of Congress to pass the general
deficiency bill will prevent for nearly four
months the extension of the free delivery
system, and as it contained provisions for
supplying pressing demands for postal cards
and postage stamps the post Office depart
ment and the public is likely to be seriously
embarrassed The legal machinery of the
government win also be disarranged during
the remainder Of the fiscal year, as no money
will be available for jurors, witnesses, or
marshals' and many prisoners, notably
those confined at Fort Smith, Ark, cannot
be tried for month to come. A number of
soldiers claims, aggregating 100000 which
had been certified by the treasury will also
fail of settlement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

j. g. Winner, the well known matchmaker
OF Wilmington, reports a remarkable dis-
covery. In taking observations of the san
In his business of regulating and adjusting
chronometers for masters of vessels arriving
at Wilmington, he found ON the Sd inst that
the mean solar time was 10 minutes, 10 6-10
seconds slower than it was on the 18th of
February, when observations were last
taken. Winner is satisfied that his instru-
ments were in perfect order and his calcula-
tions correct, and was particular in having
the latter verified by competent parties. He
has telegraphed the result Of his observa-
tons to the national observatory. If Winner
is correct infis observations and calcula-
tlonssthis loss Of time shows that the earth
has been retarded in its revolutions in six
days-from the 18th to March $40 minutes
10 Clio seconds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

Agents of the Interior Department have
just succeeded in buying from the Indian
tribes of Montana the greater part of the
enormous reservation which covers the
northern half of the Territory, and which
has greatly delayed its development. Some
thing more than II 100000 acres will thus be
thrown open for public settlement, and as it
is very desirable country, there is no doubt
that it will soon be occupied.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The vote of yesterday shows conclusively
that the people of Portland are in favor of
building the monument on the Market
square lot. We have had some serious mis-
givings as to the wisdom of tearing down
Old City Hall to make site when other
sites might be had without the sacrifice of
valuable property, but the right of the peo-
pie to do what they will with their own can
not be questioned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The account of the condition of the Sina-
Goa colonists from the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat which is published elsewhere, shows
even worse state of things than has been
reported by the Portland members of the
colony. Not only are the colonists lacking
the ordinary comforts of life, but the two
dread diseases-small pox and diphthera-
appear to have broken out among them.
There never was a more foolhardy enter
prise than this attempt TO found a colony in
country Of unhealthful climate and unpro-
ductive soil, and never did men so persistent
ly sin against light as those men who are
new suffering on the shores of Topolobampo
Bay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

Statistics collected by Bradstreets show
that in 1886 there were 10 striker in
January; in 1887 there were 90. In Feb
ruary, 1856, there were 8 strikes, in 1887,
"a. 80 far this year 100000 workmen
have been Involved in labor difficulties of the
country, and nearly 10000 OF them have re-
turned to work unidentified. 1t can hardly
be claimed in the face Of these figures that
the Knights have succeeded in preventing
strikes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5.

We do noE read anonymous leflers and commun
cations. The name and address Of the writer are
q all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pub
eation but AS n guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The attention of Mr.. Philip j. Larrabee.
chairman of the Democratic city committee,
is directed to the confidential circular issued
by him on Saturday, wherein he proclaimed
that victory was surely within the grasp of
the Democracy. Perhaps lie can explain to
his responding party why they failed to
grasp it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
ASSICNEE'S SALE,
SECOND wEEK
fine CLOTHING
FOR
M EN- AND BOYS.
At Much Less than Usual Prices.

The Bargains which display this week
the lots advertised last week have entirely out
have others equally good and value for the
These goods being disposed prices as those
who have bought testify We
Three large lots of Mems Fine All Suits
STYLE rsclass in Burgess Co.'S
price Sl5 sizes 80 to Al desirable color and quality
2OO All Wool Suits in sacks and r0ck
Men, at only So S. IS and $40 suit These bargains
in fact they are too cheap
One small lot Vests BLACK Worst
ed at only SIS each; half prices few left
Elegant values in Mems Young
Pr0cks at ST., Sl5 and $751; worth $50, $22 and $25
Genemen'S, Young Mems
and Refers AT VERY Low PRICES confidence that
those who want few dollars andh
winter, they had better buy
Bargains in Mems and Young Mems Pants
ST. Lots OF All Wool VESTS in Mems Sizes ST. $3.50
ity. f
Big Bargains Boys Pant Suits S. Sc and ST.
Big Bargains in Boys Long Pant Suits, $3.50 S. HALF
PRICE. "
EXTRA BARGAINS Boys Pants s5 So IS cents 81
Sl5O, So and $500. Sizes 4 to I6 years.
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN BOYS SHIRT WAISTS.
About $50 STAR Shirt Waists ST. quality
ali sizes from TO Ia so
rev days. good opportunity
% dozen Boys Shirt Waists extra quality at 20 cents
Mems Heavy All Wool Cardigan Jackets ST. quality
at ana SI5O quality Sl and $l50 quality Office
cents EACH. 80 ~
We cordially invite the Public the Bargains we Offer
knowing it will be oyOur advantage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The Democracy seem to take more kindly
to an apostate Republican than to dyed-in-
the-WOol Democrat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
TOO MUCH LUXURY.
Boston Herald,

As matter of policy, we should say that
the general executive board of the order of
Knights of Labor had made mistake In fit
ting up their headquaIt tiers in Philadelphia in
an deliberately luxurious manner. This course
is likely to cause disagreeable comments in
two altogether divergent quarters. Many of
the workingmen will say that their leaders
are endeav0ring TO copy the methods of the
aristocraey. and are in that respect proving
false to the trust imposed in them; while
representatives of the capitalist interest will
affect to see in this action disposition of a
few clever agitators to live in ease as a re-
suit of hoodwinking hundreds of thousands
of deluded wage earners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
1t was a bad year for third parties.

We don't suppose that the grief of Capt.
c. u. Chase over the result will be incon-
s0lable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The custom house and postofice will here
after give their undivided attention to civil
service reform.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

Mayor Chapman's administration received
well merited endorsement at the hands of
the voters yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

When the Democracy come to fix the re-
spcnsibility for the overwhelming defeat of
Mr.. Mccarthy there will be an awful row.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

If snow be 'the poor mans manure"
surely his fields have now received suffi-
cieEt quantity of top dressing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE FoRTY-NrNTH CONGRESS.
Albany .Io1lrnaf

Albany Journal
The list of bills proposed but defeated by
the Democratic House is formidable one,
and the enumeration OF them would be but
crying over split milk. The forty-ninth
Congress has been, perhaps, neither more or
less negligent than its predecessors Unfor-
tunately the forces that have governed its
action will control the fiftieth Congress, and
hope must be deferred more than two years
for the enactment Of legislation which the
business interests of the country have be-
sought for the last two years.
THE RETALIATION BILL.
N. Y. Tribune.
In England, as in Canada, about the only
question which people ask in connection with
the Retaliation law is whether or not the
President will be likely to enforce it, The
interrogation Is natural enough in view Of
the inaction of our government last summer
but we think now, both Mr. Bayard and the
President must feel that the country expects
them to look after the fisermen's rights.
whether Minister West is pleased or not
and regardless of the fact that their personal
COMPROMISES
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The federal officials won't aspire to run
the Democratic party Of this city any more.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The municipal elections yesterday were as
rule favorable to the Republicans. Port
land gave them the most conspicuous victory.
but they made large gains in Saco. In Lew
iston, however, they fell behind their record
of last year, the Democratic candidate being
elected by small majority barren vic.
tory, though, as both branches of the Council
are in the hands Of the Republicans.
The custom house leaders nlayed for h,o,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

The Hon. John w. Deering no doubt feels
proud Of his support
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08

That big campaign fund was spent in vain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
Mr.. E. c. SWEET won't be city marshal.

The custom house leaders played for high
stakes and lost.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-15
NOT SATISFIED YET.

II suppose" said the gentleman, that
there are not less than thirty or forty joints
running with closed front doors in Wichita
today. Topeka Commonwealth.
All there, Marsh Shall we be obliged
to increase the number of the commission?
Kansas City Times.
We presume if you were to issue an or
der to that effect it would be taken under
prayerful consideration at Topeka. The
law perhaps would not warrant the ap-
pointment of greater number of commits
sioners, but. this is not so much
question of law, as it Is to injure
Wichita. The history of the last twenty
five years will warrant the assertion that
Democrat entertain no foolish ideas about
respect for law that would interfere in q
matter of this kind. 1t would not be un-
reasonable, however, to suppose that Mr..
Cleveland's recent utterance to the effect
that if few violators of the election laws
were allowed term in the penitentiary, 1t
would have a wholesome effect; would
have tendency to make Missouri Demo
Gratis little cautious at least. The incli-
nation of the Times to do wrong and then
glory over it, is what grieves us.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-15
MACY

General John Pope in an article entitled
Some Legacies Of the Civil War" calls
attention to a remarkable fact which has
not altogether escaped the notice OF persons
who are neither historical investigators nor
social philosophers This fact is the intel
lectual predominance of the west which
was revealed in the management OF the
military and civil affairs of the government
during the war between the states. In re-
ferring to this circumstance the general
said:
The president was western man, the
vice president q western man, the chief
Justice of the United States q western man,
The speaker of the house western man,
the secretary of the treasury q western
man, the secretary of war western man,
the secretary of the interior western man,
the attorney general western man, the
general of the army a western man, the
lieutenant general of the army western
man, the admiral of the navy a western
man-in short, the whole power of the
government, both in its civil and military
departments, had, during this tremendous
struggle. passed into the hands OF men
from the west.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-15
ROCK ISLAND COMING.

Track laying on the Wichita line Of the
Rock Island is in progress at a station
called Aulne, 11e miles from Topeka.
The men are expected to reach Peabody
by Saturday night, where the road viii
cross the main line of the Santa Fe. The
line to Mcpherson and the southwest is
completed to the county line between
Marion and Mcpherson counties. Grad
ing is in progress on the Abilene & Salina
branch, which leaves the main line at
Harrington, and also on the Manhattan
and Clay Center branch, which leaves the
main line at Mcfarland, station about
three miles this side of Alma. This line
runs northwest from Clay Center to Clifton
and Clyde, and thence to Republic county,
provided the bonds. recently defeated, are
voted at new election, petitions for which
are now being circulated Work has COM
menced on q substantial bridge over the
Kansas river at Manhattan.-[Capital.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-15
THE PROSPEROUS WEST.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
LYONS, June II, 1887.
Lyons is keeping pace with the grand
array of booming cities in central Kansas.
The near approach of the Kansas Mid
land is good assurance that within forty
days we will have three trunk lines Of rail
road centering here, two of them connect
ing us with Wichita-the Kansas pride and
wonder.
A fourth railroad is assured us if the aid
is voted-one of thu best lines that want
to compete for Kansas trade, viz: the
Omaha & Southwestern, which is really an
extension of the Milwaukee g. st. Paul
from Omaha Neb. The talk of the last
three months is assuming tangible shape in
the commencement of work on thirty.o
two and three story business blocks; includ-
ed in them grand opera house and Ma
sonic temple. Hundreds of residences are
in various stages of construction and Lyons
presents the appearance of being entirely
new. Good proof that much of it is so, is
the fact that the census completed this
week shows our population upwards of 1000
more than twice what it was last year.
Banks are increasing their capital, railroads
their facilities, merchants their stocks in
anticipation of big trade this fall, conse-
quent upon heavy crop assured by late
copious rains. Such word as wait is
unknown in Lyons. Everything goes
instanter and with precision and the conse-
quence is all hustle and activity-nothing
is done by the halves-but everything goes
with a rush that makes Lyons enc Of the
liveliest and best places in Kansas.
w. W.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-15

knit stockings in their hands and fiattering
words in their mouth, by the use OF which
they might turn an honest penny. When
they met us we were of course beseiged,
and for two miles of that stony way the
poor creatures marched by the sides Of our
horses as one of them confded to me that
they might get money ahead to take them
to America. Their "ebject was noble
one" but their method from Kansas
standpoint simply damnable.
Debouching from this pass you enter the
Black Valley, of which all manner OF hob
goblin stories are told. 1t does have dis
NAL appearance and is inhabited by class
of small farmers who must find it difficult
to procure the necessaries of life. At the
entrance to the ground surrounding Lord
Branden's cottage we dismount, pay the
guides, pay the gatekeeper a shil-
ling each, and five minutes
walk, brings us to the landing
on Upper Lake, where we find our boat in
readiness and q lunch which is partaken OF
with the best of sauce-a good sharp appe-
tite. We are rowed through the lakes at
the rate of five miles an hour, and through
the river that connects the upper and mid
die lake. The scenery of course, is fine,
and the ride can be appreciated after sitting
SO long in the saddle. There is lovely
place just before you enter the middle lake.
called "The meeting of the Waters" Be
fore you strike it you pass down a rapid
chute under an old stone bridge, called the
old Wick bridge, said to haye been built in
the year 900. One of the boatmen con-
veyed the pleasing information to our
ladies, that no one who ever passed under
that bridge would be subject to the tooth
ache. As we passed out of the chute into
that calm haven where the three waters
meet, we locked back through the old
bridge, and there was photographer with
his instrument in position in the act OF
taking US. 1 trust he made a success Of it,
for it was the second time caught him
that day in the same act. Some are OF the
opinion that this is the spot SO highly
eulogized by Tom Moore, in that beauti-
full poem, the Meeting of the Waters. y
There is no "Vale of Avoca" here, and the
local authorities are slightly off. Walter
Scott visited this place when in the flesh,
ond rrootlv odnirod II
1t was getting towards evening when our
tired boatman drew oar and landed us at
Ross Castle. This was erected by one OF
the O'Donohu Ross (not the Fenley Ross)
family in the fourteenth century, and in
early days was considered impregnable.
However. General Ludlow, commanding a
portion of Cromwelps army, surprised
Lord Muskerry by attacking it from the
water side, when 5000 munster men laid
down their arms. There are three large
cannon still in position. 1t was getting too
late to tarry long, and we were not sorry to
again mount the jaunting cars of our
friends, the Pats, and 60 bowling along
over the road to our stopping place where
the gong for Liable de Hote was sounding
in the corridors as we mounted to the third
story. NJ. STEWART.